More than once in your lifetime. Why? Because that’s just what happens whenever anyone gets close to Jesus… and then gets even closer to Jesus. Conversion after conversion. Most of them are little conversions, like tiny tremors in the earth that barely register on a seismograph. A handful you will feel rumble beneath your feet. One or two will make it feel like your whole world is about to crumble.
However that may strike you, trust me that it’s all good news.
Your faith will transform and morph at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. Which can be a simultaneously exhilarating and unnerving experience. If you’re in a faith community, naming such changes can feel unwelcome. But don’t we want a faith community in which people are continually growing and maturing? Or do we want people who live in a place that is static and untrue?
Such conversions happen to faith leaders as well. And the pressure on them to never waver in their beliefs is powerful. If questioning the status quo is unwelcome to members of the community, it can feel downright threatening if the questioning is coming from a leader. But don’t we want a faith community in which the leaders are also continually growing and maturing? Or do we want leaders who love human praise more than praise from God?
